Selling sorn vehicle

snowmen

Hi,
Just looking some advice....
A family member has a car that has been sorn since 2018 due to their ill health.
It is a 2010 car with really low mileage (in and around 15k) but it hasn't moved since it was sorn so I would imagine it will have some tyre issues and possibly the brakes have seized.
What is the best way of selling this/getting some money for it?
I am located in a completely different part of the uk so the amount of help I can be is limited.
TIA

Grumpy_chap

It will have more value of there is an MOT.  Is that possible?

snowmen

Grumpy_chap said:

It will have more value of there is an MOT.  Is that possible?

Due to the distance I am probably not unfortunately.

Alter_ego

Some MOT garages will collect and return the vehicle

Grumpy_chap

What do you think the car is worth in good condition with full MOT and in running order?

If you do "nothing" before sale, you are reducing the value to what someone is willing to pay just "taking a punt" on a car that seems OK but not running and no MOT.  Likely to be significantly less.

snowmen

Yes. Good points everyone.
I will have to weigh up my options and see what's best. If I lived nearer it would be an easier decision.

Nearlyold

Where did your family member take the car to for MOT's Servicing etc. previously? If they regularly used the same local garage why not give them a call and see what they can do to help. Their trade insurance should cover them to pick up the car and drive/tow/trailer it to their premises for an MOT and check over/service and as already mentioned you should recoup more than the cost of an MOT and any necessary fettling (perhaps get a Valet as well) in the selling price you could hope to achieve. 

Richard53

Only you know the approximate value of the car (Nissan Micra, Bentley Continental, we don't know) but ask yourself this:

Car for sale, don't know if it runs, no MoT - what would to pay to take the risk? Would you even consider buying?

Same car, runner with full year's MoT - how much extra would you be prepared to pay for that?

If the difference is more than the cost of getting a local garage to collect, MoT and return the car, then that's what you do. For me, it's a no-brainer: spend a few quid, and get the full value of the car when you sell. For me (and I suspect many others), a car with no MoT is worth a fraction of the book price. Two reasons: 1) 'No MoT' says the owner doesn't trust it to pass and you're buying a lot of trouble, and 2) without a valid MoT, collecting the car will be quite involved if the buyer wants to do it legally (using a trailer, or pre-arranging a local MoT). They can't just pay you and drive away.

snowmen

Richard53 said:

Only you know the approximate value of the car (Nissan Micra, Bentley Continental, we don't know)

Lol! I wish it was a Bentley!

You make some excellent points!

If I lived closer it would be a lot easier to sort but I will try to ring a few local garages to see if they may be able to help.